bill7621 Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 Here's another one that say's it all! We, the people of the United States of America, as a whole, better wake up and smell the roses because something has been smelling rotten for quite a while. It's a shame when your own leaders are selling you out! I often wonder why so many people tend to live in their "own little world" with their rose colord glasses and fail to see the real picture. Are so many people that blind? Or don't they care about the future of their country?
polopony Posted May 31, 2006 Posted May 31, 2006 Â fucking eh and with an Irish name as Irish as it gets why does some bastard call up around election time and try to talk to me in anything other than English to support some dickweed politician
dbminter Posted May 31, 2006 Posted May 31, 2006 Well, beats pressing TWO for English. Pressing 1 for English was bad enough, BUT, to have English FOLLOW the Spanish, as it briefly did around here was just annoying!
volvofl10 Posted May 31, 2006 Posted May 31, 2006 fucking eh and with an Irish name as Irish as it gets why does some bastard call up around election time and try to talk to me in anything other than English to support some dickweed politician  Tut , the British Labour party will phone anywhere in the world if they think they can get another vote !
Movie Junkie Posted June 1, 2006 Author Posted June 1, 2006 Here's another one that say's it all!We, the people of the United States of America, as a whole, better wake up and smell the roses because something has been smelling rotten for quite a while. It's a shame when your own leaders are selling you out! I often wonder why so many people tend to live in their "own little world" with their rose colord glasses and fail to see the real picture. Are so many people that blind? Or don't they care about the future of their country? You've got that right!
Kenadjian Posted June 2, 2006 Posted June 2, 2006 Are so many people that blind? Or don't they care about the future of their country? A bit of both I think bill.
polopony Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 Are so many people that blind? Or don't they care about the future of their country? A bit of both I think bill. Â most are in survival mode just trying to get by and feed families pay bills etc and dont have time for the crap that politicians throw their way ,some are of the mind that it doesn't matter who gets elected you're going to get screwed anyway so whats the use .The Govt. counts on that, here in the US only 65% of all eligible voters vote and then some candidate gets elected with say 55% of that vote so its not like its the voice of the majority that gets him/her elected .Then they're called world leaders ,I wondered if any of them has taken a good look at the state of the worlds affairs at all, this kind of leadership we can all do without
Movie Junkie Posted June 5, 2006 Author Posted June 5, 2006 Are so many people that blind? Or don't they care about the future of their country? A bit of both I think bill. Â most are in survival mode just trying to get by and feed families pay bills etc and dont have time for the crap that politicians throw their way ,some are of the mind that it doesn't matter who gets elected you're going to get screwed anyway so whats the use .The Govt. counts on that, here in the US only 65% of all eligible voters vote and then some candidate gets elected with say 55% of that vote so its not like its the voice of the majority that gets him/her elected .Then they're called world leaders ,I wondered if any of them has taken a good look at the state of the worlds affairs at all, this kind of leadership we can all do without I heard many years ago that as long as the government kept us busy being pissed-off at each other we would be too busy to see what the hell they were doing to us.
lfcrule1972 Posted June 6, 2006 Posted June 6, 2006 I remember seeing on our news that more people voted in the final of American Idol (talent show on tv) than voted for your president - thats gotta show that are priorities are fucked up !
dbminter Posted June 6, 2006 Posted June 6, 2006 Are you sure that wasn't a commercial for a recent Hugh Grant movie?
Kenadjian Posted June 6, 2006 Posted June 6, 2006 I remember seeing on our news that more people voted in the final of American Idol (talent show on tv) than voted for your president - thats gotta show that are priorities are fucked up !
Shamus_McFartfinger Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 The Govt. counts on that, here in the US only 65% of all eligible voters vote I didn't think it was that high. I thought it was more like 30%?
Shamus_McFartfinger Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 LOL. I was way out. It's 50%. Â http://www.usavotenet.com/turnout.htm
lfcrule1972 Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 Are you sure that wasn't a commercial for a recent Hugh Grant movie? Â Â I guess you would know db - I think it was on our SkyNews the other day, it was one of those throw away comments that generally voters were more into talent shows than politics....
lfcrule1972 Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 http://www.progressiveu.org/064001-voting-...ntial-elections  I guess this is what the news piece was referring to db !
dbminter Posted June 7, 2006 Posted June 7, 2006 There is one thing to keep in mind, folks. In American Idol, people can, and do, vote numerous times for the same person. The American President isn't picked that way. In fact, he's not picked by the people. But, in some cases, people can, and have voted multiple times like... no, no, that would just be a cheap shot.
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